For the second straight game, Southfield Arts & Tech will face off against Ferndale. The Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southfield Arts & Tech is looking for their season's first win.
Southfield Arts & Tech lost 21-1 to Ferndale on Tuesday.
For Ferndale's part, Mason Shaltis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Shaltis is becoming a predictor of Ferndale's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Shaltis was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 matchups.
In other batting news, Ferndale got a massive performance out of Jaylin Dennard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Dennard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isiah Harris, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Ferndale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .524. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Ferndale back to even at 7-7. As for Southfield Arts & Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
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